Gladiator by Ridley Scott(
Visual
)143
editions published
between
2000
and
2013
in
7
languages
and held by
4,665 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A powerful Roman general condemned to death after a power struggle is made a slave and put into the gladiator games to fight until he loses and dies. But he still is seeking revenge on the emperor who enslaved him and killed his family

3 days to kill by Kevin Costner(
Visual
)17
editions published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
1,380 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger. First, he must complete one last mission, even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunting down the world's most ruthless terrorist and looking after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years while his wife is out of town

One hour photo by Mark Romanek(
Visual
)16
editions published
between
2002
and
2013
in
3
languages
and held by
1,180 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A creepy loner who works in a photo processing department imagines himself as part of his favorite family, with disastrous results

The ice harvest by Harold Ramis(
Visual
)16
editions published
between
2005
and
2007
in
English and French
and held by
1,110 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
It's Christmas Eve in icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist just might have something to celebrate. Charlie is an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita. Along with his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh, the two have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard. But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata, who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town with Renata. But as daylight fades and an ice storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking

The great raid by John Dahl(
Visual
)15
editions published
between
2005
and
2011
in
English
and held by
994 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Based on the true story of American Rangers who rescue the survivors of the Bataan Death March from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during WWII. When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, the remnants of Gen. MacArthur's Army were forced down the Bataan Penninsula where they were surrounded and cutoff with no hope of rescue. They were starving and dying of disease. Gen. Wainwright eventually surrendered and the troops were marched off to prison. Along the way thousands died or were murdered by the Japanese. They were taken to Camp O'Donnell and to Cabanatuan Prison Camps where they were starved and beaten. When MacArthur invaded the Philippines he made it a priority to rescue the remaining prisoners still alive in Japanese hands

Basic by John McTiernan(
Visual
)23
editions published
between
2003
and
2010
in
4
languages
and held by
992 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"When a hurricane hits a US army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team on a routine jungle training exercise is decimated. Two recruits are rescued but both have different accounts regarding the fate of Sergeant Nathan West and their platoon"--Container

The hunted by William Friedkin(
Visual
)10
editions published
between
2002
and
2003
in
English
and held by
966 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Aaron Hallam is one of the U.S. military's most skilled hand-to-hand combat operatives. Plagued by traumatic flashbacks of death and destruction, he regresses into a fetal, survivalist state in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. There, he deliberately and elaborately hunts and kills poachers who happen to cross his path

Mission to Mars by Brian De Palma(
Visual
)18
editions published
between
2000
and
2010
in
5
languages
and held by
901 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
NASA launches a Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors from the first manned mission to Mars which has mysteriously disappeared

A shine of rainbows(
Visual
)7
editions published
between
2009
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
785 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A truly inspiring story of one ordinary family's extraordinary journey. An orphaned boy named Tomas is adopted by Maire O'Donnell to live on a whimsical Irish isle filled with new friends, secret caves and a lost baby pup seal stranded on the coast. But when Maire's reluctant husband Alec refuses to accept Tomas as his own son, the boy drifts down a fateful path of adventure and self-discovery, illuminating how rainbows can shine around, and within, us all

Boss(
Visual
)10
editions published
between
2011
and
2013
in
English
and held by
569 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Mayor Tom Kane is King of Chicago, and he rules his domain with an iron fist. Deception, scandal, and betrayal go hand in hand with Kane's form of politics. As long as he gets the job done, the people of Chicago look the other way. Despite being the most effective mayor in recent history, Kane is hiding a dark secret. A degenerative brain disorder is ripping everything away from him, and he can't trust his memory, his closest allies, or even himself

Perfect sense by David Mackenzie(
Visual
)9
editions published
between
2010
and
2012
in
English and German
and held by
508 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Susan is a scientist whose research has caused her to neglect virtually everything else in her life, including love. That is until she meets Michael, a talented chef, and suddenly everything starts to change, not just in Susan's life, but in the entire world. While Susan and Michael are experiencing new and unforeseen depths of feeling, all around the globe a new epidemic is causing people to lose their sensory perceptions

Soldier by Kurt Russell(
Visual
)13
editions published
between
1998
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
453 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Galactic wars of the near-future are fought by soldiers trained to be merciless, obedient warriors. But times change. New bio-engineered combatants make veterans like Sgt. Todd (Kurt Russell) obsolete. But don't expect to toss Todd on the scrap heap without a fight"--Container

Boss(
Visual
)8
editions published
in
2013
in
English and French
and held by
452 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Mayor Tome Kane's grip on Chicago is as powerful as ever. With high doses of medication, he's able to beat back the physical symptoms of his debilitating brain disease, but it comes at a cost. Committed to his unorthodox agenda, Kane cuts out the cancers within the political machine he helped build. As corrupt heads roll and his list of enemies grows, Kane's virtuous actions begin to erode the very foundation of power he's worked a lifetime to build

Brødre Brothers by Susanne Bier(
Visual
)6
editions published
in
2005
in
Danish
and held by
423 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An emotionally charged story of two brothers who struggle to find their place within their family after one of them is sent to the war in Afghanistan. The responsible brother at war is missing in action and presumed dead. His less responsible brother gravitates toward his brother's presumed widow and cares for her. When the older brother returns from prison camp with post traumatic stress problems his role and his brother's shift

The Galapagos affair : Satan came to Eden(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
262 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime tale of paradise found and lost. A extraordinary documentary portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and alluring as the famous archipelago itself. Fleeing conventional society, a Berlin doctor and his mistress start a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. But after the international press sensationalizes the exploits of the island's 'Adam and Eve,' others flock there, including a self-styled Swiss Family Robinson

Demonlover by Olivier Assayas(
Visual
)16
editions published
between
2002
and
2013
in
4
languages
and held by
167 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Demonlover takes us deep into the underbelly of the illicit and financially lucrative world of 3D animated pornography. Diane is hired into a high stakes game of espionage, which leads her to the twisted world of The Hellfire Club, a torture website

The situation(
Visual
)4
editions published
between
2006
and
2011
in
English and Spanish
and held by
131 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
When Anna, an American journalist, travels to Iraq to report on the conflict, she quickly becomes familiar with the grim day-to-day realities of the war. When an Iraqi leader and friend is assassinated, Anna becomes determined to uncover the truth behind his death. As she becomes more entrenched, Anna finds herself pulled between the affections of an American intelligence official and Zaid, a young Iraqi photographer. Following the death of an Iraqi boy at the hands of American soldiers, a perilous chain of events is set off that exposes corrupt associations, blurs the lines of justice, and ultimately leads Anna into grave danger

Convicted(
Visual
)4
editions published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
127 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Charlotte Cory is a convicted murderer spending her final days on Death Row. Her hopes and dreams are as lifeless as the walls that surround her. That is until the letters of a stranger awaken passions in her she thought had died long ago. While her attorney tries to appeal the verdict, Frank, the stranger, realizes he has fallen in love with Charlotte. Frank discovers that there are untold secrets behind the tragic circumstances of her imprisonment

Rushmore(
Visual
)4
editions published
between
1998
and
2010
in
English
and held by
124 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Max Fischer is a tenth grader at Rushmore Academy, involved in many extra-curricular activities, but about to be expelled due to his grades. An iconoclast alumnus befriends him -- until they both fall in love with a first-grade teacher

Nymph()maniac(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
97 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac is found beaten in the gutters. As a kind soul tries to nourish her back to health, Joe reveals her troubled past encounters, through erotic flashbacks of her youth that led her down this road to low self-esteem and self-worth